to/for all intents and purposes:实质上

摘要:to all intents and purposes的字面义是“就所有意图和和目的而言”(隐含否定您的抬杠式精确刻画),与汉语“实质上、实际上”对应,如

to all intents and purposes的字面义是“就所有意图和和目的而言”(隐含否定您的抬杠式精确刻画),与汉语“实质上、实际上”对应,如

【例句1】To all intents and purposes he was my father. (实际上,他就是我的父亲。) [柯林斯高级学者辞典]

【例句2】By 1981 the docks had, to all intents and purposes, closed. (到1981年,码头实际上已经关闭。)[牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句3】The war was, to all intents and purposes, over. (战争实际上已经结束了。)[朗文当代英语词典]

北美英语喜欢用for all intents and purposes, 如

【例句4】For all intents and purposes, the project is completed. (实质上,该项目已经完成。)[剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句5】The two items are, for all intents and purposes, identical. (这两个项目在实质是相同的。)[牛津高级学者辞典]

来源:水潇教育

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